SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492020-06-07T00:35:01-06:00SparkFun Electronicsstilldavid on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!stilldavidurn:uuid:0b755013-c2d8-16c3-a2f9-a7bc78b011f72014-06-20T21:33:04-06:00<p>Speaking for Nick (who will probably chime in here), at ~1.15 miles we're looking at 300Mb/s point to point <a href="https://twitter.com/stilldavid/status/479726857554636800" rel="nofollow">with the M5s</a> on ~40ft and ~20ft masts. Not bad!</p>
MikeGrusin on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!MikeGrusinurn:uuid:0e39a0b1-ce82-d4fe-e583-06c77ba7669d2014-06-20T20:59:09-06:00<p>Yes! As it streams on YouTube, it becomes a recorded video at the same time (albeit an 8-hour long one!)</p>
kirby g on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!kirby gurn:uuid:7ad9127f-4a2e-c552-d222-b1251ea8cad02014-06-20T20:56:11-06:00<p>Will this all be recorded and available for watching later?</p>
jma89 on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!jma89urn:uuid:b38978a3-2f21-deb2-97c1-a6b525d856842014-06-20T10:47:29-06:00<p>Nice! I haven't had the chance to work with the NanoBeams yet. What sort of throughput are you getting point-to-point?</p>
Nick on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!Nickurn:uuid:759843fe-8814-6abd-d8f6-5287cc369cc42014-06-19T14:56:16-06:00<p>As a matter of fact, I just finished setting up our roof antenna! We were going to go with 2 AF5 (AirFiber) units, however those were significant overkill, so I went for the more economical NanoBeam M5s. The viewsheds from the roof were dubious at best (10% 1st Fresnel zone clearance, and about a 5' window between buildings). So this year, instead of a 3' tripod, I opted for something a <a href="https://imgur.com/INInPCc" rel="nofollow">little more substantial</a> -- It's not particularly well done, but it's only going to be up for a few days.</p>
RobertC. on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!RobertC.urn:uuid:af746f4d-4cd7-bad7-e9d4-db026e51ad4c2014-06-19T12:34:24-06:00<p>we went pretty heavy with the verifications this year. This has helped with knowing that people won't show, or won't reply to us. hopefully we won't have that many no-shows. we started with about 130 entrants, and we're down to just under 100 now.</p>
Ted M on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!Ted Murn:uuid:f0766e3c-7c1c-2e0f-34c6-2e10b197889f2014-06-19T12:32:29-06:00<p>Depending on how many no-shows there are. I'm hoping only a few, it's always disappointing when a cool looking vehicle fails to show.</p>
RobertC. on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!RobertC.urn:uuid:c2d2f53f-0876-938d-e0b2-ae435ff991102014-06-19T11:12:10-06:00<p>I don't have exact counts, but I think we were at roughly 20 aerial and 45 ground. So, it's gonna be a LOT bigger than last year.</p>
sgrace on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!sgraceurn:uuid:acd86cea-16d1-ed62-494f-a9082455fcdd2014-06-19T11:08:05-06:00<p>You make me want me to stream it from my phone when I'm out there.</p>
jma89 on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!jma89urn:uuid:00c4eb48-2c43-9a7a-030e-8c59fb5217012014-06-19T10:35:09-06:00<p>As a nerd I'm most interested in the wireless uplink you have going on. Ubiquiti gear?</p>
Emcee Grady on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!Emcee Gradyurn:uuid:ff02b540-84af-b360-32cf-ebde6dd434912014-06-19T10:18:19-06:00<p>All together now..."OOOOOooooooOOOOOOOhhhhhhh!"</p>
Zaphod on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!Zaphodurn:uuid:05f2c319-95e8-6099-3fff-03a7366331352014-06-19T09:51:35-06:00<p>What were the Air and Ground vehicle counts for previous years? Can you share the breakout by category?</p>
MikeGrusin on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!MikeGrusinurn:uuid:ea34e60c-4096-c8ff-2291-1643e8110b7c2014-06-19T09:29:29-06:00<ul>
<li>Four dedicated cameras on the courses</li>
<li>Additional cameras in the pits, roving interviews, Nodecopter hackathon, etc.</li>
<li>Overhead coverage from one (possibly two) gymbal-equipped quadcopters</li>
<li>Realtime scoreboard</li>
<li>Video sliced and diced via Tricaster 450 <em>Extreme</em></li>
<li>Specially-installed broadband uplink from reservoir to SFE HQ</li>
<li>Streamed live to YouTube in 720p 30fps HD</li>
</ul>
sgrace on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!sgraceurn:uuid:abd4787c-e401-0ea6-5545-185687a34fe62014-06-19T09:18:20-06:00<p>Could you elaborate on the complexity of the setup?</p>
MikeGrusin on Final AVC 2014 Reminder!MikeGrusinurn:uuid:2ed528df-7e9d-d852-70dd-beb05953feac2014-06-19T09:13:20-06:00<p>As mentioned above, if you can't join us in person, we'll be doing a multi-camera livestream of the event all day long. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoMJyez9nBg" rel="nofollow">Tune in and catch all the action!</a></p>